One of the world’s oldest brands in sexual health is to join the Reckitt
Benckiser stable through a deal by the consumer products group to buy K-Y
lubricants.

Reckitt is purchasing the global rights to K-Y from Johnson & Johnson.
Neither side would disclose the purchase price but global sales of K-Y’s
products last year exceeded $100 million (£60 million).

The “K-Y” brand has been around since 1917 when it was created in the US as a
prescription medical device, often used as a lubricant in surgical
procedures. It became an over-the-counter product in the 1980s. A majority
of its